Bacterial adhesion to braided surgical sutures: an in vitro study

Boybeyi Ö. , Kacmaz B., Gunal Y. D. , Gul S., Yorubulut S., Aslan M. K.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY, cilt.39, ss.1-6, 2016 (ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 39 Konu: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00238-015-1171-5
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-6

Özet

Background Surgical suture materials are accepted to be associated with a substantial proportion of surgical site infections. These infections are related with biofilm formation similar to that of other synthetic and implantable medical devices.